Vikings Recaps S5E6: The Message
After a great episode like last week’s, there’s always going to be a drop-off of sorts. And Vikings couldn’t avoid it, with a patchy, often bizarre episode, that felt as much like a fumble as it did a home run.
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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House
December 27, 2017
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time Review
Ugh. This review is a little late, because I’ve been spending a wonderful festive season with my family in Spain and frankly can’t think of much less I’d rather do than spend an hour repeating for the ten thousandth time exactly why Steven Moffat is a terrible showrunner and why Peter Capaldi’s run on Doctor Who has been perhaps the most consistently unlikeable in recent memory, but here we are. One last time. Let’s do this thing. Moffat starting out 2017 with some fuckery, and he’ll end it that way, too.
December 23, 2017
The Worst Movies of 2017: Part Two
My worst movies of the year!
December 21, 2017
Vikings S5E5: The Prisoner
“I don’t know who I am anymore,” Floki murmurs to Lagertha in this episode of Vikings, and Gustaf Skarsgard plays the line with something between excitement and terror. And I personally can’t think of a better summation of this week’s outing, The Prisoner, and this season as a whole so far.
December 17, 2017
The Worst TV of 2017
Ah, another year gone by, another myriad of awful shows to whine about when I could just turn off the TV and get some bloody fresh air for a change. If you’re wondering why there are no movies on this list, my worst-of list for the world of cinema will be up on No But Listen later this week! But for now, let’s focus on the disappointments of the small screen, and count down the worst shows of the year.
December 15, 2017
Riverdale Recaps S2E9: Silent Night, Deadly Night
Well, fuck, egg on my recaps: last week, I wrote about House of the Devil as a midseason finale and it turns out, uh, it’s not. I have no idea where I got that delusion from and I apologise for the mistake, but hey, you get to enjoy another Riverdale recap before the holiday season proper sets in. So, bully for you?
December 14, 2017
Vikings Recaps S5E4: The Plan
Ugh. Honestly, I want to come in here all guns blazing and ready to write a killer review for this week’s episode, The Plan, but right now my head is mince from The Last Jedi and honestly I’m having a hard time thinking about anything other than that despite the fact I already vomited up three thousand words on it today.
So sorry if this comes across as a little disjointed. But then, that could just be the fault of the episode – The Plan, for all it promisingly set up, was a spectacular mess of the highest order. Good thing they’ve got some great direction and performances to keep it clinging together, but it’s threatening to bust at the seams under the weight of it’s own story any minute now.
December 11, 2017
Why The Force Awakens is the Star Wars Movie We Deserved
Star Wars week starts with the case for The Force Awakens!
December 10, 2017
Carrie Recaps: Chapter Ten
As we draw closer to the holiday season, it seems about time to step back and look at what’s important: family, friends, appreciating the good in our lives, and catching up on all of my Carrie recaps so far. On with the latest installment!
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